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Cristiano Ronaldo has dealt a shock blow to the Portuguese national team, reportedly costing them 1.5 million.
Portugal's football legend caused a drop in the team's fan base after quitting the national side.
According to the sports economics platform Sportseconomics.ir, citing Fars, the Record newspaper reported that Ronaldo’s absence and his departure from the Portuguese national team camp has caused 1.5 million followers to unfollow the team’s official page.
With over one billion followers on social media, Ronaldo is considered the world’s most popular person.
Ronaldo decided to leave the national team camp on Wednesday after a meeting with Jesus and the president of the Portuguese Football Federation.
The incident began when Jesus had promised Ronaldo to play him for the last 30 minutes of the game against Norway, but eventually did not play him, which made Ronaldo very upset and angry.
The Record newspaper writes that this number of follower losses on the official page of the Portuguese national team occurred in less than 48 hours and is expected to increase by 5 million.
Furthermore, Ronaldo’s separation from the Portuguese national team will deal a major blow to sponsorship contracts, to the extent that Portugal’s annual income will be halved.
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